<DIV><STRONG><EM>"julia.jackman-brink" <julia.jackman-brink@umontana.edu></EM></STRONG> wrote:
<BLOCKQUOTE class=replbq style="PADDING-LEFT: 5px; MARGIN-LEFT: 5px; BORDER-LEFT: #1010ff 2px solid">HL Isabeau de Sevingy wrote:<BR><BR><BR>> largest non-kingdom level court events are ...Harvest <BR>> Court in Missoula, Montana. <BR><BR>Regular local baronial events maybe, but Gryphon's Fury is the top <BR>number grabber in the far North. 300+ usually. (It is a combined event <BR>with Avacal/An Tir). Hopefully the fire gods will allow us to have it <BR>this year. I think Raptor War over in Boise gets comparable numbers too. <BR>Both are in late August.<BR><BR>As to the cheesemaking, there have been several people up here who have <BR>dabbled in it, but the one I remember doing a bunch was Baroness Angese <BR>in Loch Salann (SLC). I have not seen her in a while (I live in <BR>Sentinels' Keep, Missoula, MT) but someone local should be able to hook <BR>you up. :)<BR><BR>Baroness Juliana<BR>Kingdom MOAS<BR></BLOCKQUOTE></DIV>
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<DIV>You are correct, Gryphons Fury and Raptor War are larger and a HUGE amount of fun (praying to the fire gods for mercy this year). For clarity, I was refering to 'court-only' fancy dress up day events when speaking of Solstice and Harvest Court. </DIV>
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<DIV>Angese is still in Loch Salann, in fact, she's been out to play recently! After her break from the SCA, I found her working away in the feast kitchen at Toys for Tots in Arrows Flight a few weeks ago. Mmmmmm. She and Baroness Rachel are no mean cooks.</DIV>
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<DIV>*sigh* Wish we could get up to play with you guys before the end of the year. Not to be, I'm afraid. We're off to Caid on Tuesday for Kyles 20th high school reunion and first time in armour at a Caidian event since he was knighted. They've got a whole bunch of folks coming out to the Darach Shire fighters practice the Sunday after Thanksgiving just to play with him. Then, in December, we're off to Sisters, Oregon to visit my folks in their new home for Christmas. I haven't spent Christmas with the folks for almost 8 years and Kyle and the kids have never spent a holiday with my family! However, in the spring, after Estrella, we'll be able to make the long trek north and play in the northern half of the kingdom again. </DIV>
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